Lee Hall Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.

Sharell Luckett’s Black Acting Methods offers a range of alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles with which many actors find themselves working. These approaches are rooted in a critical framework that allows Afrocentric sensibilities and experiences to excite and invigorate approaches to performative scholarship. A wealth of contributions from directors, scholars, and acting practitioners of color address Afrocentric processes and aesthetics, and responses from key figures in Black American theatre illuminate their methods. This ground-breaking collection is an essential resource for teachers, students, actors and directors seeking to reclaim, reaffirm or even redefine the role and contributions of Black culture in theatre arts.

Charles Winter Wood Theatre – 12 p.m.

Step Afrika! – Monday, February 27, 2017

Founded in 1994 as the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, Step Afrika ranks as one of the top ten African American dance companies in the United States. The Company blends the historical percussive dance styles of African American fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance and influences from a variety of other dance and art forms. Much more than dance; performances integrate songs, storytelling, humor, and audience participation. The blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves audiences hearts pounding.

Lee Hall Auditorium – 7:30 p.m. | General Admission: $5

FAMU alumnus and international performer, Jesse Hamilton Jr. brings a seasoned, yet fresh, youthful energy to the stage. Blending his club headlining act in Europe with traditional theater performance in the United States, the FAMU Jazz Faculty Ensemble joins Jesse to present a vocal celebration of jazz, soul, R&B, classic standards and much more!